SHARE | PRINT | EMAIL With over 30,000 reader reviews on Amazon, Michael Crichton’s bestselling sci-fi novel Jurassic Park (first published in 1990) has become a cultural sensation, spawning a series of successful movies, one of which is in cinemas in Japan as I write. Yet despite this dino-disaster movie popularity, most people have failed
Introduction Exosomes are nanoscale extracellular vesicles (40–150 nm) secreted by bacteria, animals, and plants; they have evolved from being viewed as cellular debris to becoming essential regulators of intercellular communication.1 In the past decade (Figure 1), remarkable progress has been achieved in the exploration of the therapeutic potential of exosomes, especially as delivery vehicles for
Tools of Power and Strategy President Donald Trump’s second administration is introducing new levers of American power and committing to an “America First” approach while pulling back from traditional soft power tools like international organizations and aid. These changes are cause for reevaluation of what it means for a given domain—from foreign assistance to nuclear
The University of Maryland’s aquaponics program is transforming student learning into hands-on innovation, research, and community impact. What began as a classroom exercise in ecological design has evolved into a fully fledged program at the University of Maryland (UMD). “In 2017, I proposed an aquaponics demonstration system to my students. When they put it in
Inspired by a passion for conservation, this postdoc builds nanomaterials that harness light to clean wastewater and advance environmental health. Image credit:Acqua Nobilis, ©iStock, Alex Sholom Q | Write a brief introduction to yourself including the lab you work in and your research background. I am Leonardo Zanata, a postdoctoral researcher at CPQBA-UNICAMP and researcher
SHARE | PRINT | EMAIL With over 30,000 reader reviews on Amazon, Michael Crichton’s bestselling sci-fi novel Jurassic Park (first published in 1990) has become a cultural sensation, spawning a series of successful movies, one of which is in cinemas in Japan as I write. Yet despite this dino-disaster movie popularity, most people have failed
Introduction Exosomes are nanoscale extracellular vesicles (40–150 nm) secreted by bacteria, animals, and plants; they have evolved from being viewed as cellular debris to becoming essential regulators of intercellular communication.1 In the past decade (Figure 1), remarkable progress has been achieved in the exploration of the therapeutic potential of exosomes, especially as delivery vehicles for
Tools of Power and Strategy President Donald Trump’s second administration is introducing new levers of American power and committing to an “America First” approach while pulling back from traditional soft power tools like international organizations and aid. These changes are cause for reevaluation of what it means for a given domain—from foreign assistance to nuclear
The University of Maryland’s aquaponics program is transforming student learning into hands-on innovation, research, and community impact. What began as a classroom exercise in ecological design has evolved into a fully fledged program at the University of Maryland (UMD). “In 2017, I proposed an aquaponics demonstration system to my students. When they put it in